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Starship Enterprise
''Enterprise'' or USS ''Enterprise'', often referred to as the Starship ''Enterprise'', is the name of Spacecraft in Star Trek, several spacecraft in the ''Star Trek'' science fiction franchise. The ''USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), Enterprise'' made for the Star Trek: The Original Series, original ''Star Trek'' television series has been called an iconic design, and it influenced subsequent spacecraft in and outside the franchise. Several vessels named ''Enterprise'' have been the main setting for various ''Star Trek'' spinoff series and films. Design history The original ''Star Trek'' and first films Ship: USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), USS ''Enterprise'', NCC-1701 Introduction: Star Trek: The Original Series, ''Star Trek'' (1966–1969) The USS ''Enterprise'', led by Captain James T. Kirk, is the main setting of the original ''Star Trek'' series and ''Star Trek: The Animated Series'' (1973–74). Matt Jefferies designed the ship, and its core components – a saucer-shaped pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spacecraft In Star Trek
The ''Star Trek'' franchise features many spacecraft. Various space vessels make up the primary settings of the ''Star Trek'' television series, films, and expanded universe; others help advance the franchise's stories. Throughout the franchise's production, spacecraft have been depicted by numerous physical and computer-generated models. Producers worked to balance often tight budgets with the need to depict convincing, futuristic vessels. Beyond their media appearances, ''Star Trek'' spacecraft have been marketed as models, books, and rides. Filming models have sold for thousands of dollars at public auction. Development and production Establishing basic designs (1966–1969) The original ''Star Trek'' television series (1966–1969) established key tenets of the ''Star Trek'' franchise: an intrepid, diverse crew traveling through space and encountering the unknown. Matt Jefferies designed the crew's spaceship, the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), USS ''Enterprise''. Jefferies' expe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voyage Home
The Voyage Home may refer to: Film * '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'', a 1986 American science fiction film directed by Leonard Nimoy * ''The Voyage Home'' (2004 film), an Italian historical drama film directed by Claudio Bondì Literature * ''The Voyage Home'', a 1930 novel by Storm Jameson; the second installment in ''The Triumph of Time'' trilogy * ''Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'', a novelization of the 1986 ''Star Trek'' film by Vonda N. McIntyre * '' Commander Toad and the Voyage Home'', a 1998 novel by Jane Yolen; the seventh installment in the ''Commander Toad'' series * ''The Voyage Home'', a 2004 novel by Jane Rogers * ''The Voyage Home'', a 2024 novel by Pat Barker; the third installment in the ''Women of Troy'' trilogy Television * "The Voyage Home", ''Manhattan, AZ'' episode 13 (2000) * "The Voyage Home", ''The Outer Limits'' (1995) season 1, episode 15 (1995) See also * Journey Home * The Long Journey Home * ''The Long Voyage Home ''The Long Voyage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klingon
The Klingons ( ; Klingon language, Klingon: ''tlhIngan'' ) are a humanoid species of aliens in the science fiction franchise ''Star Trek''. Developed by screenwriter Gene L. Coon in 1967 for the Star Trek: The Original Series, original ''Star Trek'' (''TOS'') series, Klingons were humanoids characterized by prideful ruthlessness and brutality. Hailing from their homeworld ''Qo'noS'' (pronounced approximately as /kho-nosh/, but usually rendered as /kronos/ in English), Klingons practiced feudalism and authoritarianism, with a warrior caste relying on slave labor and reminiscent of Ancient Sparta. With a greatly expanded budget for makeup and effects, the Klingons were completely redesigned for ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979), acquiring ridged foreheads. In subsequent television series and in later films, the militaristic traits of the Klingons were bolstered by an increased sense of honor and a strict warrior code similar to those of ''bushido'', and a view of the afterli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Sternbach
Richard Michael Sternbach (born July 6, 1951) is an illustrator who is best known for his space illustrations and his work on the ''Star Trek'' television series. Early years Born July 6, 1951, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1969 Sternbach enrolled at the University of Connecticut with an art major, but after a couple of years switched to marine biology. After leaving University, he became an illustrator for books and magazines, with his first cover illustration published on the October 1973 issue of Astounding (magazine), ''Analog'' magazine. Sternbach became a friend of science fiction writer Greg Bear, after his illustration of "A Martian Ricorso" featured in the cover of the February 1976 issue of ''Analog''. During 1974 to 1976 he produced several original works of art for the Gengras Planetarium, part of the Children's Museum of West Hartford, in Connecticut. The works included airbrush paintings of the Earth as a primeval planet. It is unknown if these works are still i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yesterday's Enterprise
"Yesterday's Enterprise" is the 63rd episode of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. It is the 15th episode of the third season, first airing in syndication in the week of February 19, 1990. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship ''Enterprise''-D. In this episode, the ship's crew must decide whether to send the time-travelling ''Enterprise''-C back through a temporal rift to its certain destruction, to prevent damaging changes to their timeline. The plot for "Yesterday's Enterprise" was based on the merging of two story ideas—one featured the crew of the time-traveling ''Enterprise''-C and the other the return of Denise Crosby, whose character Tasha Yar had been killed in the series' first season. Trent Christopher Ganino and Eric A. Stillwell rewrote the merged story to feature the character of Guinan more prominently. To complete the episode in time for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Trek Generations
''Star Trek Generations'' is a 1994 American science fiction film and the seventh film in the Star Trek (film series), ''Star Trek'' film series. Malcolm McDowell joins cast members from the 1960s television show ''Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek'' and the 1987 sequel series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Next Generation'', including William Shatner and Patrick Stewart. In the film, Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), USS ''Enterprise''-D joins forces with Captain James T. Kirk to stop the villain Tolian Soran from destroying a planetary system in his attempt to return to an extra-dimensional realm known as the Nexus. ''Generations'' was conceived as a transition from the original cast of the ''Star Trek'' films to the cast of ''The Next Generation''. After developing several film ideas concurrently, the producers chose a script written by Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga. Production began while the final season of the television serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Luc Picard
Jean-Luc Picard is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, most often seen as the commanding officer of the Federation starship . Played by Patrick Stewart, Picard has appeared in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (''TNG'') and the premiere episode of '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', as well as the feature films '' Star Trek Generations'' (1994), '' Star Trek: First Contact'' (1996), '' Star Trek: Insurrection'' (1998), and '' Star Trek: Nemesis'' (2002). He is also featured as the central character in the show '' Star Trek: Picard'' (2020–2023). Casting and design After the success of the contemporary ''Star Trek'' feature films, a new ''Star Trek'' television series featuring a new cast was announced on October 10, 1986. ''Star Trek'' creator Gene Roddenberry named Picard for (one or both of) the twin brothers Auguste Piccard and Jean Piccard, 20th-century Swiss scientists. cited in Patrick Stewart, who has a background in live the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Next Generation
Next Generation or Next-Generation may refer to: Publications and literature * ''Next Generation'' (magazine), video game magazine that was made by the now defunct Imagine Media publishing company * Next Generation poets (2004), list of young and middle-aged figures from British poetry Technology Next generation often means a new state of the art: * AMD Next Generation Microarchitecture (other), AMD products * Next Generation Air Transportation System, the Federal Aviation Administration's massive overhaul of the national airspace system * Next Generation Internet (other), various projects intended to drastically increase the speed of the Internet * Next Generation Networking, emerging computer network architectures and technologies * Next-generation lithography, lithography technology slated to replace photolithography beyond the 32 nm node * Next-Generation Secure Computing Base, software architecture designed by Microsoft * NextGen Healthcare Infor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)
USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D), or ''Enterprise''-D, to distinguish it as Starship Enterprise, the fifth Federation vessel with the same name, is a fictional starship in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. Under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, it is the main setting of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987–1994) and the film ''Star Trek Generations'' (1994). It has also been depicted in various spinoffs, films, books, and licensed products. ''The Next Generation'' occurs in the 24th century, beginning 94 years after the adventures in the Star Trek: The Original Series, original ''Star Trek'' (1966–1969). Andrew Probert's ''Enterprise''-D updates Matt Jefferies' iconic USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), 1960s ''Enterprise'' design, depicting a ship supporting a larger crew on a longer mission "to boldly go Where no man has gone before, where no one has gone before." Development and production Concept Paramount Pictures, Paramount Television Group and ''Star Trek'' cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enterprise Forward
Enterprise (or the archaic spelling Enterprize) may refer to: Business and economics Brands and enterprises * Enterprise GP Holdings, an energy holding company * Enterprise plc, a UK civil engineering and maintenance company * Enterprise Productions, an American film production company that operated from 1946 to 1949 * Enterprise Products, a natural gas and crude oil pipeline company * Enterprise Records, a record label * Enterprise Rent-A-Car, a car rental Provider **Enterprise Holdings, the parent company * The Enterprise Studios, a Burbank, California music recording studio General * Business, economic activity done by a businessperson * Big business, larger corporation commonly called "enterprise" in business jargon (excluding small and medium-sized businesses) * Company, a legal entity practicing a business activity * Enterprise architecture, a strategic management discipline within an organization * Enterprise Capital Fund, a type of venture capital in the UK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picard Season 3
Picard may refer to: Places * Picard, Quebec, Canada * Picard, California, United States * Picard (crater), a lunar impact crater in Mare Crisium People and fictional characters *Picard (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the surname * Picards, a religious sect in the fifteenth century Other uses *'' Star Trek: Picard'', a television series focusing on the character of Jean-Luc Picard *Picard language, a language spoken in France and Belgium *Picard (satellite), an orbiting solar observatory built by CNES *Picard (grape), an alternative name for several wine grape varieties *''TSS Duke of Cumberland'' or ''Picard'', a steamship that operated between Tilbury and Dunkirk from 1927 to 1936 *Picard Surgelés, French retailer of frozen foods See also * * *Berger Picard, French breed of dog of the herding group of breeds *Les Fatals Picards, a French band *MusicBrainz Picard, a cross platform tagger for MusicBrainz database *Picard group, a mathematical object descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
